GRE Word List
POTENTIAL
existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality
The meaning of the word potential is existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| wean | to accustom (a young child or animal) to take food otherwise than by nursing |
| inadvertently | unintentional |
| threadbare | having the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby |
| junket | trip |
| serrated | notched or toothed on the edge |
| elusive | tending to elude: such as |
| entail | to impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result |
| recess | the action of receding : recession |
| pastry | a dough that is used to make pies and other baked goods and typically has a high fat content : paste |
| carping | marked by or inclined to querulous and often perverse criticism |